Bobby Murcer smashed two homers and Mel Stottlemyre pitched a four-hitter as the Yankees beat the Senators, 4-0, handing Denny McLain his ninth straight defeat and 14th of the season. With this loss to the Yankees, McLain had the dubious distinction of completing the cycle of defeats by every club. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 4, Washington Senators 0
Game Played on Saturday, June      26, 1971 (Day game) at Yankee Stadium I
Senators     0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  4  0
Yankees      2  1  0    0  0  0    1  0  x  -   4 10  0


Senators             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Unser cf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .271      Clarke 2b             4   1   1   0     1   1   .252
McCraw lf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .226      Kenney 3b             3   0   0   0     1   1   .243
Mincher 1b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .294      Murcer cf             4   2   3   3     0   0   .349
Howard rf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .301      Alou 1b               4   0   3   0     0   0   .248
Allen 3b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .253      Blomberg rf           3   0   0   0     1   0   .250
Stelmaszek c          3   0   0   0     0   2   .000      Swoboda lf            3   0   1   0     1   1   .256
Randle 2b             3   0   0   0     0   1   .235      Munson c              4   1   1   0     0   0   .254
Cullen ss             3   0   0   0     0   1   .171      Michael ss            3   0   1   0     1   0   .243
McLain p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .097      Stottlemyre p         3   0   0   1     0   0   .163
  Biittner ph         1   0   1   0     0   0   .253
  Riddleberger p      0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Maddox ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .173
  Cox p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .111

Totals               31   0   4   0     0   5             Totals               31   4  10   4     5   3

Time of Game: 1:49   Attendance: 11,221
Left on Base: Senators 4, Yankees 9
DP: Senators 1, Yankees 0
Doubles: Alou (9)
Home Runs: Murcer 2 (14)
Caught Stealing: Alou (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Stottlemyre (1)
GIDP: Murcer (3)


Senators               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McLain L(4-14)          5     7   3   3   3   2   1  24   4.61
Riddleberger            2     3   1   1   2   1   1  10   4.66
Cox                     1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   3.55
Totals                  8    10   4   4   5   3   2  37

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stottlemyre W(8-6)      9     4   0   0   0   5   0  31   2.73
Totals                  9     4   0   0   0   5   0  31

Umpires: HP - Russ Goetz, 1B - Dave Phillips, 2B - Larry Napp, 3B - Jerry Neudecker


SENATORS 1ST: Unser grounded out (second to first); McCraw
popped to third; Mincher struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Senators 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Clarke singled to first; Kenney popped to
shortstop; Murcer homered [Clarke scored]; Alou lined to
shortstop; Blomberg flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Senators 0, Yankees 2.

SENATORS 2ND: Howard grounded out (third to first); Allen
grounded out (second to first); Stelmaszek was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 0, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 2ND: Swoboda flied out to left; Munson singled to
center; Michael singled to left [Munson to third]; Stottlemyre
hit a sacrifice fly to center [Munson scored]; Clarke struck
out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 0, Yankees 3.

SENATORS 3RD: Randle flied out to center; Cullen struck out;
McLain flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 0,
Yankees 3.

YANKEES 3RD: Kenney flied out to left; Murcer singled to right;
Alou singled to left [Murcer to second]; Blomberg flied out to
left; Swoboda walked [Murcer to third, Alou to second]; Munson
flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Senators 0, Yankees
3.

SENATORS 4TH: Unser grounded out (second to first); McCraw
grounded out (second to first); Mincher singled to center;
Howard singled to right [Mincher to second]; Allen grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Senators 0, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 4TH: Michael grounded out (shortstop to first);
Stottlemyre grounded out (third to first); Clarke grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 0, Yankees 3.

SENATORS 5TH: Stelmaszek popped to catcher in foul territory; On
a bunt Randle grounded out (pitcher to first); Cullen grounded
out (pitcher to shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Senators 0, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 5TH: Kenney walked; Murcer grounded into a double play
(first to shortstop to first) [Kenney out at second]; Alou
doubled to left; Blomberg was walked intentionally; Swoboda
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Senators 0, Yankees 3.

SENATORS 6TH: BIITTNER BATTED FOR MCLAIN; Biittner singled to
left; On a bunt Unser grounded out (pitcher to first) [Biittner
to second]; McCraw grounded out (first to pitcher) [Biittner to
third]; Mincher lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Senators
0, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 6TH: RIDDLEBERGER REPLACED BIITTNER (PITCHING); Munson
lined to third; Michael walked; On a bunt Stottlemyre forced
Michael (pitcher to shortstop); Clarke walked [Stottlemyre to
second]; Kenney struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Senators 0,
Yankees 3.

SENATORS 7TH: Howard grounded out (third to first); Allen flied
out to left; Stelmaszek struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Senators 0, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 7TH: Murcer homered; Alou singled to left; Blomberg
popped to shortstop; Alou was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); Swoboda singled to left; Munson popped to first; 1 R, 3
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 0, Yankees 4.

SENATORS 8TH: Randle was called out on strikes; Cullen lined to
first; MADDOX BATTED FOR RIDDLEBERGER; Maddox grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 0, Yankees 4.

YANKEES 8TH: COX REPLACED MADDOX (PITCHING); Michael grounded
out (pitcher to first); Stottlemyre grounded out (third to
first); Clarke lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators
0, Yankees 4.

SENATORS 9TH: Unser singled to center; McCraw flied out to
right; Mincher flied out to center; Howard flied out to right; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 0, Yankees 4.